Scientists discover new species of distinctive cloud-forest rodent

A strikingly unusual animal was recently discovered in the cloud-forests of Peru. The large rodent is about the size of a squirrel and looks a bit like one, except its closest relatives are spiny rats.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news88875043.html">Scientists discover new species of distinctive cloud-forest rodent</a></p> <p>A strikingly unusual animal was recently discovered in the cloud-forests of Peru. The large rodent is about the size of a squirrel and looks a bit like one, except its closest relatives are spiny rats. </p>